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Book Review – You Beneath Your Skin
A few years ago, I came across Robert Galbraith’s crime thrillers and fell in love with them. Though I am not a big fan of blood and gore, I actually relished the detailed description of crime scenes in the books. … Continue reading
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Book Review – The Satapur Moonstone
A few months ago, I had read Sujata Massey’s The Murder on Malabar Hill and was quite impressed with her writing skills. If you would like to read the book review, just click here. So, when I came across another … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, murder mystery, perveen mistry, royal murder, Sujata Massey, thriller
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Book Review – The Women’s Courtyard
Why I chose this book had something to do with the fact that I had not read any book of an Urdu author and also because I was mighty impressed when it said that the writer, Khadija Mastur, an award-winning … Continue reading
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Tagged freedom struggle, Indian independence, Khadija Mastur, translation, Urdu literature, urdu writer
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Book Review – The Night Circus
As the name suggests, the story is about a circus – Le Cirque des Rêves – that opens only at night. But it is not an ordinary circus where animals play stunts and jokers humiliate themselves before the audience. It … Continue reading
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Tagged #amreading, fantasy read, mystery, romance, star crossed lovers, storytelling, the night circus
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Book Review – A Gentleman in Moscow
Some books come in your life like a ray of sunshine during incessant rains. Well, this book has been one of that kind. On one hand, you don’t want to put the book down and on the other you don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting #amreading, amor towles, book review, drama, espionage, moscow, politics, russia
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Book Review – The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
You pick some books either because the fancy cover catches your eye or because you find the title intriguing. For me, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street exhibited both these characteristics; not only was the three dimensional book cover eye catching … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting #amreading, book review, fantasy read, Natasha Pulley
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European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman
Apart from Harry Potter which I absolutely loved, I haven’t enjoyed the genre of fantasy much. So, when my librarian showed me this book, my first instinct was to say NO. But then I read the excerpt – it talked … Continue reading
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Tagged #amreviewing, belvedere, book review, Budapest, count dracula, dr. jekyll, Europe, fantasy, frankenstein, rappaccini, sherlock holmes, vampires, Vienna
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Book Review – The Signature of All Things
I haven’t read Elizabeth Gilbert’s most popular book Eat, Pray and Love. I watched the movie first, and once I watch a movie, I don’t feel like reading the book. It ruins my imagination. Anyway, I loved the movie … Continue reading
Book Review – The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
I am taking part in the Write Tribe Reading Challenge and I have opted to read 24 books this year (though I am hoping to read more). There are 24 prompts given, and this book adheres to three of them: … Continue reading
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Tagged #amreading, #amreviewing, #amwriting, book on journey, book review, goodreads review, lovely book
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